Stoinis special gives Lucknow Super Giants a vital win

A special innings from Marcus Stoinis and an incredible effort at the death by the Lucknow Super Giants bowlers helped the home side pull off a thrilling win in Lucknow over Mumbai Indians on Tuesday (May 16).

Once Stoinis hammered his highest IPL score to power LSG to 177, MI were coasting towards a win at the halfway mark. However, a terrific comeback at the death, led by Mohsin Khan, gave LSG a narrow five-run win in the playoff race.

Lucknow Super Giants177/3 in 20 overs (Marcus Stoinis 89*, Krunal Pandya 49*; Jason Behrendorff 2/30) beat Mumbai Indians 172/5 in 20 overs (Ishan Kishan 59, Rohit Sharma 37; Ravi Bishnoi 2/26) by five runs